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Chapter 402 [Don’t judge people by their appearance, kick Jordan out]

The Wizards won the championship, and owner Abel Pollin was mixed with joy and sorrow.

He is happy that the Wizards' commercial value has soared. They have made a lot of money this year and will be a strong team in the next few years. The worry is that Jordan wants to return to the management job, buy Wizards shares, and replace him as the big boss in the future.

Pauline has been planning to drive Jordan out of the Wizards in the summer and does not want to sell any more shares in the team. However, Jordan's popularity is so high that if he kills the donkey, it will definitely cause huge controversy and affect his personal image and the image of the team.

The team held a celebration party after the game, but Paulin was not stingy and booked the best entertainment club in Washington. Yang Rui invited Leonardo, Gisele and other celebrity friends to the party, and everyone played hard all night long.

Media around the world covered the game, and the Wizards made headlines in sports news.

"Jordan won the sixth championship of his career with the Wizards and was elected Finals MVP, retiring perfectly."

"Jordan expressed that he hopes to work in the Wizards' front office after retiring."

"Young coach Jerry Young is already the number one coach in the NBA. He has won four championship rings and three best coach awards after six years in his career. The Wizards dynasty is just around the corner."

In addition, there are rumors flying all over the Internet.

Stockton retired, and "The Postman" Malone announced that he would leave the Jazz at the end of his career and join a strong team to compete for the championship. "Glove" Gary Payton also claimed to leave the Sonics, and fans speculated that they were likely to join the Wizards.

This season has just ended, and many people are already discussing the Wizards' title defense.

Two days later, the Wizards held a grand championship parade in Washington.

In people's minds, Washington is full of political atmosphere and solemn. In fact, Washington can also be very lively. Every March, the Japanese cherry blossoms growing in Washington are so colorful that people from all over the United States and even other countries will drive several hours to join in the fun.

This time, many out-of-towners came specially to participate in Jordan's championship parade before his retirement. Hotel prices have increased one after another, and parking spaces are tight. On the streets that were originally sparsely populated, the scene, the battle, the gongs and drums, the firecrackers, the red flags, and the sea of ​​people. (Is Jordan going to sign books?!)

If any other team wins the championship, they will go to the White House to meet the President when they play the Wizards away from home next season. The Wizards won the championship, and this process was advanced. George W. Bush also participated in the parade and spoke in the square to congratulate the Wizards on winning the championship.

Everyone's light was overshadowed by Jordan. He was not as excited as he was on the day he won the championship. He didn't cry anymore and was smiling.

As soon as the parade ended, Yang Rui flew to Los Angeles with his girlfriend Stana Katic to start enjoying their vacation.

To everyone's surprise, just three days after the parade, the conflict between the Wizards owner and Jordan broke out.

Jordan is full of joy and wants to return to the Wizards management team. 10% of his shares were repurchased by Abel Paulin. The two have a verbal agreement that if Jordan helps the Wizards increase their commercial value after his comeback, they can purchase more shares from Pauline in the future.

Now, Jordan helped the Wizards win the championship. Compared with Yang Rui in his previous life, the conflict between the two parties only broke out two months later.

Jordan proposed to be the team manager first, let Unseld take a break, and then purchase 30% of the shares.

Everyone knows that Jordan's goal is to become the boss of the Wizards in the future. He now wants 30% and becomes the team's second largest shareholder. Before Pauline retires, he will not take over everything. As long as Paulin maintains 51% of his shares, the team belongs to him.

Jordan thought that Pauline would definitely agree. He deserved that the Wizards became stronger. Unexpectedly, at the meeting, the management staff headed by Pauline and Unseld collectively rejected the proposal.

The two parties are united because of their interests. Pauline's refusal to sell Jordan's shares is just like the Bulls' rejection of Jordan, which is tantamount to breaking up.

Jordan was furious and cursed Pauline on the spot. "People like you will definitely go to hell after death. I think that day won't be too far away!"

Jordan used a contract that was lower than his own value to help the Wizards, winning a huge market and attention for the Wizards, but was kicked away in the end. How could he not get angry? What Pauline did was even more outrageous than the Chinese 8 o'clock TV series. When faced with something that is outraged by both humans and gods, even an angel baby would be furious and unable to maintain a fixed smile!

Unfortunately, Jordan's anger is of no use. Even if there is a lawsuit, Pauline and the Wizards will definitely win.

The only reason is that Jordan believes in the other party's character too much. Since Paulin invited him here, he thought he couldn't just fall out with him, right? Pauline seemed like a kind old man.

Zhang Tielin still looks like a kind Emperor Ama. You see, he is even worse than Fang Tang Jing in "The New Crane and the Needle".

It is a wise saying that people should not be judged by their appearance.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Wizards did not make the playoffs for two years, and Jordan was wronged, so he swallowed his anger and endured it again and again, and then he couldn't bear it anymore. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore and chose to endure the humiliation and bear the burden.

Now, Jordan has the confidence to fight back and cannot just let it go. He immediately held a press conference to denounce the behavior of Pauline and Wizards management, saying that he had been taken advantage of.

Jordan complained about the Wizards management to the media. The Internet was full of Jordan fans. He played injured and the effect of being a dark horse to win the championship was not over yet. A group of people followed suit and criticized the Wizards.

Pauline had a way of coping. At the age of 76, he held a press conference in a wheelchair and gave interviews, using his poor health and advanced age to play the sympathy card.

"I want to make it clear that I have never spoken negatively about Michael Jordan in the past and will never do so in the future. Our relationship is completely over."

Pauline explained: "We want to select the best managers in the country to lead the team. We want to find the best. I want to find a smart, experienced person, of course, many outstanding managers are not necessarily the best. Great player. What we are looking for is someone who can change the destiny of the team. This is nothing personal, we all like and respect Jordan, but this is business."

The reporter asked: "I heard that you guys had a quarrel in the office?"

Abel Pauline's wife Irene stepped forward to answer the question. "Yes, this was completely unexpected for Jordan. He was shocked, and then there was a heated discussion about what had been promised. When Abel repeated that the team needed to move in a different direction, Jordan started shouting Yelling and even being disrespectful towards Abel.”

"Abel was shaking when he got home. In fact, I have never seen him so angry about the team. He has always been a good negotiator and everyone's feedback to him has always been very positive because he is very Good and fair, this situation has never happened to him before, and it may also be the first time Jordan has encountered this situation. Almost no one has ever said no to Jordan before."

The reporter asked: "Jordan helped the Wizards win the championship. Why do you want to drive Jordan away?"

Paulin was dissatisfied with the idea of ​​"driving away". He shrugged his shoulders and left without making any sound, leaving the disappointed reporter behind.

No matter how he conceals it, many media analysts believe that Pauline's kicking Jordan out this year was a long-awaited plan.

The reason is simple. He hopes that the team will always belong to him. He cannot accept a person like Jordan who tries to buy the Wizards to stay. Now, he has achieved his goal of making the Wizards rise through Jordan's reputation.

Obviously, this is taking advantage. The fans are not stupid, and their perception of the Wizards has suddenly become worse.

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